18 Related Articles, between 2019-05-11 and 2019-05-09

'An incredibly troubling notion': B.C. considers drastic new tool to fight money laundering. B.C. has a $7.4-billion dirty money problem, and some experts are recommending a controversial solution: the ability for the government to seize property without finding a crime. >>

3 dead after small plane crash near Smithers Landing, B.C.. A fourth man who was injured was the subject of a daring long-line rescue. >>

80 fall ill in norovirus outbreak at Richmond hotel. A Sheraton Hotel in Richmond, B.C., and two associated restaurants have been shut down after 80 people became sick with norovirus over the weekend. >>

B.C. premier calls for independent investigation into sky-high gas prices. B.C. Premier John Horgan has asked the B.C. Utilities Commission if it will consider investigating why gas prices in the province have soared in comparison to the rest of the country. >>

B.C.'s salal shrubs are dying and extreme weather could be the culprit. One of B.C.'s most abundant plants is in trouble: patches of hardy salal plants are turning up brown, crispy and dying. >>

Bird lovers get rare look at youngest member of one of the most endangered species in Canada. Researchers at a Langley, B.C. care centre are offering a rare look at northern spotted owl chicks being fostered by adoptive owl parents. >>

Crews 'very encouraged' by progress on Central B.C. wildfire. The fire burning along Highway 16 near Fraser Lake and Lejac, B.C., grew to 100 hecatres in five hours, but crews say they're making progress. >>

Eden Robinson, Lindsay Wong win 2019 B.C. Book Prizes. Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson and The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong were among the winners of the province's annual literary awards. >>

Engineer banned from working in B.C. after investigation finds Surrey tower isn't up to seismic code. An engineer who has worked on Canadian embassies around the world has has been banned from working in B.C. after an investigation found his designs for a condo building in Surrey were not up to building code standards. >>

Former B.C. mayor pleads guilty to 4 sex crimes against youth. A prominent former B.C. mayor has pleaded guilty to 29 sex offences against seven alleged victims. Luke Strimbold was the youngest mayor in B.C. when he was elected, a high profile spokesperson after the Burns Lake mill explosion, and a member of the B.C. Liberal party's executive board. >>

Former B.C. mayor pleads guilty to 4 sex crimes against youths. A prominent former B.C. mayor has pleaded guilty to four sex offences against youths in his community. Luke Strimbold was the province's youngest mayor when he was elected, a high profile spokesperson after the Burns Lake mill explosion and a member of the B.C. Liberal party's executive board. >>

Greenlit: B.C. lighthouses upgrading to wind and solar power. Traditionally, the lighthouses have relied on diesel generators that run 24 hours a day to provide electricity for the light tower and lightkeeper houses. >>

Long-time Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian signs with Roughriders. Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian has a new home. The six-foot-two, 225-pound Elimimian signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. Elimimian spent his first nine CFL seasons with the B.C. Lions. >>

North Hollywood North? Northern B.C. working to bolster local film industry. Filmmakers in northern B.C., are creating relationships and potential film projects at the pop culture convention Northern FanCon. >>

Toddler dies after being left in hot car in Burnaby, B.C.. A toddler has died after being left alone in a car for hours on Thursday in Burnaby. >>

What can B.C. premier's demand for gas-price inquiry really achieve?. Premier John Horgan has asked the B.C. Utilities Commission to investigate what's behind a recent spike in gas prices. It's not clear what will come from it since the province has already said capping taxes and regulating gas prices are not the answer. >>